Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas
Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 4-6 which were released between 2012 and 2015, featuring nearly 1,000 Old Time Radio episodes. You can listen to the current podcast feed of The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio here.
Picking up where we left off at the end of Volume 1, Volume 2 begins by continuing the Adventures of Frank Race, The Fat Man, Let George Do It, Sherlock Holmes (with John Stanley and later John Gielgud) and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with John Lund.
In this volume, we'll hear these Golden Age Radio Classics:
Also listen for specials starring Orson Welles, Adolph Menjous, Gregory Peck, Dick Powell, Robert Montgomery, and William Bendix as we feature adaptations of Philip Marlowe Movies, Raymond Chandler short stories, and Edgar Allen Poe's Detective Auguste Dupin.
Picking up where we left off at the end of Volume 1, Volume 2 begins by continuing the Adventures of Frank Race, The Fat Man, Let George Do It, Sherlock Holmes (with John Stanley and later John Gielgud) and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with John Lund.
In this volume, we'll hear these Golden Age Radio Classics:
- Bob Bailey taking over as Yours Truly Johnny Dollar in exciting serials and then in thrilling half hour episodes.
- The legal mystery series from the mind of Erle Stanley Gardener A Life in Your Hands
- Cases of Mr. Ace Starring George Raft
- The International Mystery series Mr. I.A. Moto
- The adventures of crime-solving lawyer John J. Malone in The Amazing Mr. Malone and Murder and Mr. Malone
- The greatest of all manhunters Nick Carter, Master Detective
- The police procedural classic The Line-Up
- An antiques dealer and amateur detectives opens The Casebook of Gregory Hood
- 1930s Crimefightint Action with Police Headquarters
- The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring both Van Heflin and Gerald Mohr
- 1930s Crime-solving Action with Police Headquarters
- Manhunt featuring a police criminologist who is smarter than the detectives and doesn't mind showing it every chance he gets!
- Half-doctor, Half Detective, all lovable responsible adult. Dr, Tim, Detective is assisted in solving crimes by a couple of kids who he instructs in important lessons in science and medicine.
- Tales of Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Black and his Pursuit of Justice
- Pat Novak for Hire is back for a second run through his hard-boiled adventures to contrast with the other Jack Webb show that ran concurrently for a weeks.
- We begin our journey through the landmark radio program Dragnet starring Webb as the rules for police dramas are rewritten.
- Vincent Price stars as the Saint, the modern Robin Hood of Crime
- Easy Money tells of a magician-turned-detective who exposes con games.
- Dane Clark stars as a New York Private Eye in Crime and Peter Chambers
- Ellery Queen challenges you to match wits with him in amazing puzzle mysteries.
- The first radio incarnation of Michael Shayne starring Wally Maher as a Bay Area Private Detective
- A Chicago-based Criminologist uses psychology to solve crimes in The Crime Files of Flammond
Also listen for specials starring Orson Welles, Adolph Menjous, Gregory Peck, Dick Powell, Robert Montgomery, and William Bendix as we feature adaptations of Philip Marlowe Movies, Raymond Chandler short stories, and Edgar Allen Poe's Detective Auguste Dupin.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 968
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Shy Beneficiary Matter (EP1519)
Release Date: March 13, 2015
Johnny tries to find a beneficiary of a life insurance policy who faces an unrelated murder charge.
Original Air Date: November 17, 1957
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Johnny tries to find a beneficiary of a life insurance policy who faces an unrelated murder charge.
Original Air Date: November 17, 1957
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00:31:52 |
Sun 16 Jun 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Barefoot Banker (EP1518)
Release Date: March 12, 2015
A banker showing erratic behavior asks Carter to find $20,000 that he forgot what he did with it. Nick Carter is suspicious nothing more sinister afoot.
Original Air Date: …
A banker showing erratic behavior asks Carter to find $20,000 that he forgot what he did with it. Nick Carter is suspicious nothing more sinister afoot.
Original Air Date: …
00:29:32 |
Sun 16 Jun 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Fatted Calf (EP1517)
Release Date: March 11, 2015
Marlowe is hired by a cartoonist who is concerned about his assistant’s wife’s unusual behavior.
Original Air Date: September 24, 1949
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Marlowe is hired by a cartoonist who is concerned about his assistant’s wife’s unusual behavior.
Original Air Date: September 24, 1949
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00:35:25 |
Sun 16 Jun 2024
Crime and Peter Chambers: The Stockbroker’s Daughter (EP1516)
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Pete is hired to deliver a letter to a wealthy man’s future son-in-law.
Original Air Date: August 24, 1954
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Pete is hired to deliver a letter to a wealthy man’s future son-in-law.
Original Air Date: August 24, 1954
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00:30:03 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
The Saint: The Dame on the Doorstep (EP1515)
Release Date: March 09, 2015
A woman who is a afraid a gangster returning to the U.S. will harm her asks the Saint for help.
Original Air Date: November 12, 1950
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A woman who is a afraid a gangster returning to the U.S. will harm her asks the Saint for help.
Original Air Date: November 12, 1950
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00:32:58 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Dragnet: The Big Grifter (EP1514)
Release Date: March 07, 2015
Friday and Romero hunt for a conman with a record going back to World War I.
Original Air Date: February 23, 1950
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Friday and Romero hunt for a conman with a record going back to World War I.
Original Air Date: February 23, 1950
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00:38:16 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Alkali Mike Matter (EP1513)
Release Date: March 06, 2015
Johnny’s old friend Meg O’Malley is accused of murdering her wealthy employer.
Original Air Date: November 10, 1957
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Johnny’s old friend Meg O’Malley is accused of murdering her wealthy employer.
Original Air Date: November 10, 1957
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00:28:23 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Perfect Alibi (EP1512)
Release Date: March 05, 2015
A man hires Nick to be his alibi because he fears a man he’ll be murdered and he’ll be charged. When the man is charged, Nick is convinced he’s guilty.
Original Air Date: O…
A man hires Nick to be his alibi because he fears a man he’ll be murdered and he’ll be charged. When the man is charged, Nick is convinced he’s guilty.
Original Air Date: O…
00:31:29 |
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Baton Sinister (EP1511)
Release Date: March 04, 2015
Marlowe is hired to delivery a tapestry. He’s beaten up and the tapestry is stolen.
Original Air Date: September 17, 1949
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Marlowe is hired to delivery a tapestry. He’s beaten up and the tapestry is stolen.
Original Air Date: September 17, 1949
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00:34:23 |
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Crime and Peter Chambers: The School Teacher and the Professor (EP1510)
Release Date: March 03, 2015
A school teacher hires Pete to investigate the murder of a professor’s wife.
Original Air Date: August 17, 1954
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A school teacher hires Pete to investigate the murder of a professor’s wife.
Original Air Date: August 17, 1954
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00:32:01 |
Fri 14 Jun 2024
The Saint: Miss Godby’s School For Girls (EP1509)
Release Date: March 02, 2015
The Saint becomes involved when a blackmailer calls him to give a father a demand for ransom.
Original Air Date: November 5 1950
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The Saint becomes involved when a blackmailer calls him to give a father a demand for ransom.
Original Air Date: November 5 1950
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00:38:14 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
Candy Matson: The Cable Car Case (EP1508s)
Release Date: March 01, 2015
A man sitting next to Candy on a cable car is shot and killed. Candy tries to solve the case and find a way to collect a fee.
Original Air Date: July 7, 1949
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A man sitting next to Candy on a cable car is shot and killed. Candy tries to solve the case and find a way to collect a fee.
Original Air Date: July 7, 1949
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00:35:05 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
Dragnet: The Big Girl (EP1508)
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Joe Friday and Ben Romero hunt for a suspect identified as a beautiful woman who hitches rides with men, then robs and beats them.
Original Air Date: February 9, 1950
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Joe Friday and Ben Romero hunt for a suspect identified as a beautiful woman who hitches rides with men, then robs and beats them.
Original Air Date: February 9, 1950
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00:43:18 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Model Picture Matter (EP1507)
Release Date: February 27, 2015
Johnny is hired to protect a beautiful model who is receiving threats.
Original Air Date: November 3, 1957
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Johnny is hired to protect a beautiful model who is receiving threats.
Original Air Date: November 3, 1957
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00:31:27 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Hermit Thrush (EP1506)
Release Date: February 26, 2015
A wealthy recluse disappears when his housekeeper is murdered.
Original Air Date: October 12, 1947
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A wealthy recluse disappears when his housekeeper is murdered.
Original Air Date: October 12, 1947
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00:31:48 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Rustin Hickory (EP1505)
Release Date: February 25, 2015
A teacher from Nebraska hires Marlowe to solve a murder and keep her name out of the paper.
Original Air Date: September 10, 1949
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A teacher from Nebraska hires Marlowe to solve a murder and keep her name out of the paper.
Original Air Date: September 10, 1949
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00:37:57 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Crime and Peter Chambers: The Utopia Ballroom Murder (EP1504)
Release Date: February 24, 2015
Peter is hired to investigate the murder of an aspiring actress.
Original Air Date: August 10, 1954
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Peter is hired to investigate the murder of an aspiring actress.
Original Air Date: August 10, 1954
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00:33:14 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
The Saint: It’s Snow Use (EP1503)
Release Date: February 23, 2015
The Saint while in a vacation to a lodge is asked to pretend to be the husband of a woman who fears being murdered by her ex-husband.
Original Air Date: October 29, 1950
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The Saint while in a vacation to a lodge is asked to pretend to be the husband of a woman who fears being murdered by her ex-husband.
Original Air Date: October 29, 1950
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00:30:25 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Lux Radio Theater: The Thin Man (EP1502s)
Release Date: February 22, 2015
Nick Charles, a retired private detective is drawn back to detection with the insistence of his wife, Nora, when a former client is suspected of several murders.
Origina…
Nick Charles, a retired private detective is drawn back to detection with the insistence of his wife, Nora, when a former client is suspected of several murders.
Origina…
01:07:39 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Dragnet: The Child Killer (EP1502)
Release Date: February 21, 2015
Friday and Romero search for two lost little girls.
Original Air Date: February 2, 1950
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Friday and Romero search for two lost little girls.
Original Air Date: February 2, 1950
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00:37:36 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
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